The Christmas Party Post!

This is a bit of a 2013 round up post full of Instagram photos you've all probably already seen and various comments on my life that you may of already seen on Twitter, but for those of you who aren't on Twitter or Instagram these have been my adventures from the last few days!

Secret Santa Party With The Girls - 22nd December

On Sunday I spent the night with my favourite ladies at Emily's house. We did the cutest secret santa ever, ate hotdogs and pizza and then had a few bottles of wine at the pub. It was such a cute night and a great start to Christmas. We all got great presents off eachother too! Tina was my secret santa and she bought me some delicious snowmen marshmallows, popcorn and a gorgeous lipstick from Topshop! I was a happy bunny! 

Christmas Eve Party

On Christmas Eve we had a bit of an open house at mine and loads of family and friends came around for drinks. It was a fun night and I was far, far too drunk.

Boxing Day Night

On Boxing Day (at night haha) I went out with the girls again into town. It started off with me and Ashley and Tina in Ashley's house playing Shot Roulette (once again sorry to those of you who I snapchatted), 13 shots later we stumbled into town and met up with loads of old friends. It was a great night and in typical Blackburn Girl fashion we were all incredibly rowdy!

Hope you've all had a great Christmas period! Please don't forget that you can win a set of Real Techniques Core Collection Brushes by clicking here!

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Merry Christmas To You All!!

Merry Christmas to you all (from me and Domino)! This is my first post on my brand spanking new laptop and I'm so excited just to blog properly again! I've had a wonderful day and I hope you all have too! I just wanted to say Merry Christmas and that I hope you all got everything that you wanted and more, I also hope you are spending some quality time with your families and friends and that you are all feeling happy and festive! Woosh! 

I will be writing a typical Christmas Day post soon (as usual) but whilst I'm here I just want to remind you that I am currently running a competition to win a set of Real Techniques Core Collection brushes so please click here to go and have a look at that! 

Lots of love and kisses at this very festive time of year xoxo Jane

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Real Techniques Core Collection GIVEAWAY

I'm so excited!! I've been trying to put this giveaway up for ages but I'm still laptopless and if you follow me on Twitter you'll know that I've been having trouble writing new posts ect! But I've stolen my Mums laptop just so I can give you all the chance to win a Real Techniques Core Collection set!! This giveaway will run until the 1st January (so get your entries in ASAP).

As usual the only things I ask of you is that you're following me via GFC as well...it's only fair. You must get your entries in by using Rafflecopter below!

Good luck! x

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Another Primark Haul

Whoops. I did it again. This time I bought items mostly for work so I guess it's not a very exciting haul but OH WELL. Clothes are always exciting to me at least...

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VO5 Plump It Up & Give Me Texture Sprays!

This is going to be a double review on my new favourite hair products! I'd heard fabulous things about these for such a long time and never picked them up but whilst I was having a shop in Superdrug I saw that these were buy one get one free so I was all over that!! 

Let's start with VO5's Plump It Up...

Plump It Up - Dry Backcombing Spray

Big hair is a must for me, my natural hair is as flat and thin as a pancake so anything that tells me it's going to make my hair look bigger is a MUST in my book. I'm always backcombing my hair but it never ever stays in even when I've been using hair spray and by the end of the night my hair is always sticking to my head. Until now! VO5's Plump It Up Dry Backcombing Spray really helps secure backcombing. It adds so much texture and lasts for such a long time once applied, because of this you're going to be saving your hair a shed load of damage from constant backcombing. This product also doubles up as a dry shampoo, which to be honest is such a massive life saver! It doesn't leave any sort of residue or white powder like a lot of other dry shampoos and it makes your hair look super, duper shiny! I really recommend that you buy this if you need help with flat hair, it's such a cheap and perfect product. 

Give Me Texture - Dry Texturising Spray

Obviously because my hair is always constantly flat I've always needed a bit of texture. This spray is great, you just spray it onto your hair, scrunch it up abit and within seconds you get that gorgeous bed-head sort of look. It gives my hair a natural sort of wave, it looks so pretty and so full of life! It's a great product that doesn't weigh your hair down and it somehow has the magical power to make your hair look thicker and longer! Salt is the magical ingredient here, this spray is basically just a salt spray so bare in mind that it can sometimes leave your hair feeling a bit dry. I've learnt not to overload on this product because of this! 

Overall I am really in love with both of these products and have been using them every single day. They really make my hair look so much nicer and thicker and I've had so many compliments on the state of my hair recently! 

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Primark Basics Haul

Another haul (once again, sorry not sorry!!), this time it's a Primark Basics Haul. Basically, I went into Primark with the intention of getting some things for Winter and ended up buying most of Primark! No regrets!! This was an expensive haul but I'm glad I've got some stuff that I really needed. 

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Motel Rocks Haul!

Weeee I've been shopping! I actually have quite a few hauls coming up (mostly Primark - sorry, not sorry!) but today I thought I'd share with you my newest purchases from Motel Rocks. 

This month I decided on:

Motel Galaxy High Waist Skinny Pants in Tartan Red - £50

Motel Major Oversized Tee in Original Animal - £35

Made in Hell A PRADUH T Shirt Black - £35

Motel Courtney Babydoll Dress in Winter Rose - £40

I really love the Tartan Red pants! They are my absolute favourite pants ever, ever, ever!! I'm not so convinced on the Oversized tee yet, mostly because well...it's so oversized that I'm pretty sure Biggie Smalls could fit in it (ya'know, when he was alive). Because I'm so short, oversized things never look good on me! I guess it won't hurt to try it with a few things though, see what looks good! 

See something you like? Don't forget you can get 20% discount at the checkout by typing in the code MINICHIMP2001. Click here to get to the Motel Rocks website.

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Metcalfe's Skinny Corn'ers

So after writing a review on Metcalfe's Skinny Topcorn (click here to read it!) I was contacted by the company regarding their newest product Metcalfe's Skinny Corn'ers! A few days later a wonderful package arrived at my door full of tasty treats! How lucky am I?

Firstly, if you don't know about Metcalfe's Skinny here's a little background information taken from their website:

"It started with a POP. As the Co Founder of Pret & Itsu, Julian Metcalfe is obsessed with delicious and healthy food. Back in 2008 he was fed up of stodgy snacks that weighed him down & he wanted to create something that was light yet tasty to replace the bog standard crisp. Popcorn was the perfect fit & Metcalfe’s skinny topcorn was born. After experimenting with dozens of flavours & varieties (not to mention a run in with a chocolate drizzle machine) Julian came up with the perfect recipe for freshly popped butterfly popcorn tumbled with Metcalfe’s unique flavours & seasoning. Pret was the first place that stocked the magic stuff & from there, the company quickly gathered a growing legion of fans."

Metcalfe's Skinny Corn'ers are described as being Topcorn's "macho, nacho cousin" - they are flash griddled, corn crisps which are super healthy and have 30% less fat than the average tortilla crisp! To be honest, when they arrived I was expecting them to be a lot like Doritos - even down to the flavouring they reminded me of my favourite crisps but no, oh how I was wrong! These crisps actually remind me more of triangle shaped snack-a-jacks. They have a very similar texture, almost popcorny instead of crispy, if that makes sense. They are absolutely gorgeous tasting though! 

My favourite flavour has to be the Chilli Tweet flavour. I love the name for a start, it's so quirky! They taste quite like chilli mixed with tomatoes, they are so tasty and delicious. I literally gobbled down the whole packet so quickly. The chilli flavour does have a bit of a strange after-taste but don't let that put you off! The Cheese Louise flavour was also really yummy, I can't describe this as anything other than a normal cheese flavour though - but if you like cheese, this is the crisp for you.

Overall I really loved these crisps, they are definitely my new favourite snack. Plus they are super healthy like their topcorn cousin and are only 132 calories per pack! Much better than most of the crisps on the market at the moment. I really recommend that you pick up a packet of these if you see them whilst shopping, you really won't regret it.

You can buy any of Metcalfe's Skinny products here.

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Max Factor Whipped Creme Foundation

Oooh such pretty packaging! Max Factor are one of my absolute favourite brands and I am ALWAYS in need of a new foundation - so here we are. Max Factor Whipped Creme Foundation in Light Ivory!

As with a lot of Max Factor products, on the offset this product seems quite expensive - £9.99 for a tiny 18ml glass jar, but being a very big fan of Max Factor I decided to get it anyway! 

Max Factor's Whipped Creme foundation is a demi-matte finish which is great for Autumn/Winter. It glides on perfectly and really matches my skin tone. It reminds me a lot of Maybelline's Dream Matte Mousse but without the thickness. The foundation is light and airy and doesn't stick to any dry spots on your face (which is the main problem I had with Dream Matte Mousse.) It's such a nice finish and leaves a light to medium coverage which you can easily build upon but really, a little goes such a long way for this product! 

My favourite thing about Max Factor's Whipped Creme foundation is that it has a hydrating effect. Like I said before, most (if not all) matte creme/mousse products tend to dry my skin out to the point where it goes all red and sore. Then the foundation sticks to it and get's all flaky and horrible. I've found that with this foundation it has the opposite effect and really makes my skin feel moisturized and soft. 

Overall I'm really happy with this purchase and can see myself buying it again! It's been such a life-saver these last few weeks and I've been using it none stop whilst it's been freezing cold outside! The hydrating effect really, really helps in this weather and I definitely think that every girl should have a pot of this foundation in their makeup bag! 

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Still Laptop-less BUT Life Update Post

I'm writing this at Uni because I am still incredibly laptop-less and it's driving me insane. I wasn't going to blog til my laptop is sorted because I just didn't see the point but I am actually going insane. On the plus side I have absolutely LOADS of life updates to share with you all, and since my laptop's dead you've also got away with not having to read my boring instagram posts (haha). 

So much has changed in the last...well week and a half. It's amazing how much life can just turn around in a few days. Two weeks ago I was informed by my friend that she would be leaving our course at Uni, basically making me the last person on the course - awkward. At first I was completely distraught, with everything that's been going on at Uni recently (having no teachers, having to teach myself ect) I just felt completely hopeless and I took a few "personal days" off Uni to sort myself out. When I arrived back into Uni one of my tutors sat me down and basically said that as long as I was at Uni, there would still be a course. Which is great to know because I was 99% sure they'd stop my course. He also went through all my work with me to make sure I'd be able to hand everything in on time, because a lot of my work was group based and now there's no group. Thankfully I think everything is on track, but I've only got a month to get 4 projects done so I really need to get my head down.

A few weeks ago I also handed my CV in to a few places. Desperate for work and way into my overdraft, I trolled the internet finding somewhere to hire me. Nothing. Then I found out that Blackburn was getting a Waterstones and I literally jumped at the chance to work there. I spent a whole day writing out a brand new CV and an amazing cover letter. At the beginning of last week I got a phone call from Waterstones saying my CV and cover letter was one of the best they'd ever seen and that I should come in for an interview on Thursday! On Friday I was hired!!!!! I started work on Saturday and worked all weekend and I absolutely bloody loved it! It was so much fun and such a good job, doing something I actually want to do and like. Brilliant. 

On Thursday I also passed my Apple Motion 5 exam so I can now happily say that I am an Apple Certified Pro and can teach and use the software professionally! How many people can say that they have that sort of qualification?I'm really starting to think that things are looking up. And with it being the beginning of December I'm really into the Christmas spirit at the moment. I finally feel so happy and like I'm worth something! I've been having such a great time these last few weeks and it's made up for a lot of the bad things and stress I've experienced this year. I just hope it lasts.

I have no idea when my laptop will be back. Or if it even ever will be. I may have to invest in something else, hopefully somewhere has got a laptop sale on - or if someone wants to sell me a laptop...well please do!! I'm sick of not blogging and it's incredibly annoying because for once I actually have loads of posts lined up in my head. I just need to get them out there!

Anyway, I hope you are all well and that your week has been wonderful! x

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